Messengers from John the Baptist

11 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

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Jesus and John the Baptist(A)

11 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples,(B) he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:1 Greek in their towns

10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: (A)If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

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10 For even when we were with you,(A) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(B) shall not eat.”

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38 how (A)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth (B)with the Holy Spirit and with (C)power. He went about doing good and healing all (D)who were oppressed by the devil, (E)for God was with him.

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38 how God anointed(A) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing(B) all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.(C)

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
(D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(I)
    and the day of vengeance(J) of our God,
to comfort(K) all who mourn,(L)
    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(N)
the oil(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(R)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Warning Against Idleness

Now we command you, brothers, (A)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)that you keep away from any (C)brother (D)who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.

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Warning Against Idleness

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from(B) every believer who is idle and disruptive(C) and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or tradition

For (A)you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

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For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

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42 And (A)he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify (B)that he is the one appointed by God to be judge (C)of the living and the dead.

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42 He commanded us to preach to the people(A) and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.(B)

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until the day when (A)he was taken up, after he (B)had given commands (C)through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

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until the day he was taken up to heaven,(A) after giving instructions(B) through the Holy Spirit to the apostles(C) he had chosen.(D)

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14 You are (A)my friends (B)if you do what I command you.

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14 You are my friends(A) if you do what I command.(B)

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10 (A)If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as (B)I have kept (C)my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

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10 If you keep my commands,(A) you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

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Women Accompanying Jesus

Soon afterward he went on (A)through cities and villages, proclaiming and (B)bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

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The Parable of the Sower(A)

After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.(B) The Twelve were with him,

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15 And (A)he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

16 (B)And he came to (C)Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And (D)as was his custom, (E)he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up (F)to read. 17 And (G)the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18 (H)“The Spirit of the Lord (I)is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to (J)proclaim good news to the poor.
(K)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and (L)recovering of sight to the blind,
    (M)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 (N)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and (O)sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were (P)fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today (Q)this Scripture (R)has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

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15 He was teaching in their synagogues,(A) and everyone praised him.

16 He went to Nazareth,(B) where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,(C) as was his custom. He stood up to read,(D) 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(E)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(F) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a](G)

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.(H) The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled(I) in your hearing.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6

38 And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for (A)that is why I came out.” 39 (B)And (C)he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

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38 Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”(A) 39 So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues(B) and driving out demons.(C)

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